I’m in NZ, best place for me to buy pixels is Aliexpress. .
There are plenty of ws2811 pixel string nodes… Anybody know how I find dumb ones.
Pretty sure these are dumb: 50 stücke DC 5 V/12 V 12mm F8 RGB Led pixel modul Licht IP68 wasserdichte RGB LED String|led pixel module|led pixelpixel module - AliExpress
I see no scenario where they would be preferrable to digital ones though. Maybe if you have a controller you want to continue using that only outputs 3 PWM signals (but in that case, make sure it can output enough current per channel!)
Thought it would be cheaper for dumb Led, but no
Nah, WS2811 is so mass-produced, it’ll be the cheapest you can get.